An Indian consular official charged in the United States with visa fraud and making false statements over the amount she paid a female domestic worker used a television interview on Monday to deny the charges against her and accuse the woman of attempting to blackmail her. Read More »

The Indian media usually seizes any opportunity to bask in the glory of Indian-origin success stories. But in the case of Preet Bharara, the Indian-American leading the trial against Devyani Khobragade, the press has turned a blind eye to his Indian roots. Read More »

The arrest and alleged ill-treatment of an Indian diplomat accused of committing visa fraud and underpaying her domestic maid in New York has put the complex system of diplomatic immunity under the spotlight.

Here’s an explainer on the different levels of protection afforded to government officials abroad. Read More »

Lack of official documentation is a problem for many of India’s estimated 4.2 million domestic workers and army of ancillary staff who work in the informal sector without resumes and proof of their credentials. Read More »

There are more Indian migrants in the Gulf than in any other region in the world – around 3.5 million, according to United Nations’ estimates – and a little under half of them are women.

Most of the women are low-skilled and single. They make more money working in Gulf countries than they would ever hope to at home. This allows them to send part of their savings to the relatives they left behind, which improves their status in the eyes of their community.

A route to female emancipation? Not so fast, says a new report drafted by the UN’s women agency.

They see the working conditions women encounter in the Gulf as comparable to those of early 19th-century “indentured” immigrants, essentially a step up from bonded slaves. Read More »

A U.S. court Tuesday ruled in favor of a maid who had accused her former employers of slavery, approving a petition to reward her $1.5 million in compensation, media reports said Wednesday.

The U.S. court’s ruling comes after a recommendation of compensation in February when a New York magistrate judge had said the maid was forced to work by her employers and that the couple had threatened to beat and rape her if she tried to flee. The recommendation of compensation was put forward for approval by the judge hearing the case. Read More »

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